Mercedes-Benz ML 320 BlueTEC, Operator'S Manual

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Automatic transmission
136
Canceling gear range limit
X
Pull and hold right gearshift control
2
until
the gear range indicator disappears from
the multifunction display.
The automatic transmission will shift from
the current gear range directly into gear
range
D.
Shifting into optimal gear range
X Pull and hold left gearshift control
1
.
The automatic transmission will select the
gear range suited for optimal acceleration
and deceleration automatically. This will
involve shifting down one or more gears.
Manual shift program
The manual shift program is available on
ML 63 AMG only.
Manual program mode
M differs with regard
to spontaneity, response time, and shifting
smoothness from automatic program mode
S.
In manual program mode
M, system-
controlled automatic gearshifting is switched
off. You need to change the gears by manually
upshifting or downshifting using the steering
wheel gearshift control.
Program mode selector switch
C Comfort For standard driving
S Sport For sporty driving
M Manual For manual gearshifting
The current program mode appears in the
multifunction display (
Y
page 134).
For information on automatic program mode
(
C or S), see “Automatic shift
program” (
Y
page 134) and “One-touch
gearshifting” (
Y
page 135).
Activating manual shift program
X
Press the program mode selector switch
repeatedly until
M
appears in the
multifunction display.
The automatic transmission switches to
manual program mode
M. Automatic
shifting is switched off. The gear range is
not limited.
You can change the gears manually with drive
position
D selected. You can upshift or
downshift through the gears in succession.
i Manual program mode M will not be
stored. When the engine is turned off with
manual program mode
M selected, the
automatic transmission will go to
automatic program mode (
C or S) when the
engine is restarted.
Upshifting
! In manual program mode M, the
automatic transmission will not upshift,
even if the engine has reached its
overrevving range. Shift up into the next
gear before the engine has reached its
overrevving range. Make absolutely certain
that the engine speed does not reach the
red marking on the tachometer. Otherwise
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